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TOOLBOX: TRIED AND TESTED – I’VE CHANGED MY MIND
Sue Green shares her CBC-based model for helping people change self-limiting thinking Most agree that having a negative mindset has the power to limit performance, wellbeing and potential. There are, of course, many ways coaches can support people to shift...
SEASONING YOUR WORK
Karyn Prentice uses the cycle of nature’s seasons to evoke enquiry and discovery through coaching. Outdoor supervision is just one way that Prentice and colleague Elaine Patterson tease out fresh perspectives from their clients Imagine a scene outdoors that appeals to...
TOOLBOX: ROAD TEST – MY BEST PROFILE
This issue we roadtest the PROPHET profiling tool By Stephanie Wyman and Katherine Tulpa What is it? PROPHET (Predictive Role Profiling for High-performing Executive Teams), is a business-focused profiling tool to be used for development purposes with...
HOW TO… DEVELOP AUTHENTICITY
Charisma comes from being true to yourself. This aura of authenticity helps leaders flourish in the workplace. So why is it so hard to be authentic at work? And how can coaching help surface the barriers? By Nikki Owen Charisma is an authentic power that...
RESEARCH MATTERS – THE GROW MODEL: WHY WE SHOULD DISCARD BLUEPRINTS
The GROW model, as developed by Alexander and popularised by Whitmore, is deceptively simple, and this has led to a number of criticisms. But are they justified? Elaine Cox and Glenn Wallis come to the model’s defence Alexander and Renshaw (2005) described the process...
MENTORING: STAY WITH US PLEASE
Lis Merrick explores how organisations use mentoring to support employee engagement and retention The focus on employee engagement and retention in the past 10 years has developed because of the shortage of talent in some parts of the workforce. The ‘war for talent’,...